Huge bug problem for Android smartphone users revealed on Google Play Store apps

Most smartphones in the world run on the Android system. So, when a big problem is revealed, the impact is going to be global, involving hundreds of millions of users. One such problem has just been highlighted by ZDNet, which said that the Android apps that are being used, each has as many as 39 security vulnerabilities, flaws or bugs, on an average that hackers can take advantage of. Among these are even banking and payment apps. These then, potentially, have the power of causing an immense amount of damage to users, including loss of money.

ZDNet, quoting a report by CyRC, said that over 60 percent of Android apps contain these security vulnerabilities and users have virtually no idea what damage is being caused as a result till, perhaps, it is too late.